COIN HOARD
Unique ID: HESH-658701
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published 
Summary of the Shrewsbury hoard
18 radiates and 9297 nummi to AD 335
The 9,315 coins were contained in a broken 'Severn Valley' ware jar. The subsequent archaeological excavation recovered a scatter of coins in the immediate area and some associated pottery sherds (from the jar). The pot had originally been placed in a pit and was covered by a large flat stone.
The majority of the coins present were nummi minted between AD 307 and 335. Eighteen radiates were also present. The latest dated coins in the hoard can be dated to AD 333-335. The internal stratigraphy of the pot suggests that the latest coins were added in a later deposition event. Within the lower layers of the pot were several fragments of a linen textile and an iron nail.
A summary of the hoard is given below. (The radiates are listed by emperor's reign and the nummi in groupings by the dates of the reverse designs). The 277 coins from the archaeological excavation are included in this summary as they are likely to have come from the hoard. A full catalogue is to be published shortly.
Summary Radiates:
| Emperor | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Total | 18 |
| Gallienus (sole reign: AD 260-8) | 3 |
| Claudius II (AD 268-70) | 3 |
| Divus Claudius | 2 |
| Victorinus (AD 269-271) | 3 |
| Tetricus I (ad 271-4) | 1 |
| Probus (AD 276-282) | 1 |
| Carausius (ad 287-93) | 3 |
| Uncertain emperor | 1 |
| 'Barbarous' radiate | 1 |
Nummi (by date and mint)
| Issuer | London | Trier | Lyon | Arles | Rome | Ticinum | Aquileia | Siscia | Other Eastern | Uncertain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
307-313 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
313-317 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
27 |
|
317-324 |
1480 |
1792 |
434 |
186 |
73 |
130 |
49 |
168 |
81 |
158 |
4551 |
|
324-330 |
383 |
1098 |
49 |
106 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
41 |
83 |
1795 |
|
330-335 |
0 |
1793 |
470 |
205 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
31 |
10 |
285 |
2809 |
|
Illegible |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
|
Irregular |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
102 |
102 |
|
Total |
1868 |
4686 |
961 |
502 |
98 |
140 |
55 |
210 |
1 |
641 |
9297 |
A full report will be published in Coin Hoards of Roman Britain
Notes:
The work on this hoard was only made possible by grants for conservation work provided by Roman Research Trust and the Haverfield Trust
The hoard has now been purchased by Shropshire Museum Service with grants from the following institutions:
- Headley Trust
- V&A Purchase Grant Fund
- Society of Roman Archaeology
- Friends of Shrewsbury Museum
- Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T450
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 334
Date to: AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 9315
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Peter
Reavill
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Identified by: Dr Eleanor
Ghey - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2009T450
Museum accession number: SHRMS:2013.00057
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Ceramic [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands
County: Shropshire
District: Shrewsbury And Atcham
To be known as: Shrewsbury
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Woodland[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Coniferous plantation[scope notes]
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Created:
Thursday 27th August 2009
Updated: Tuesday 12th March 2013
